Can support and lid



Jan. 17, 1961 R. M. TIMMONS CAN SUPPORT AND LID Filed Jan. 16, 1959 INVENTOR ROY M. TIMMONS ATTORNEY United States Patent "O F 2,968,459 CANSUPPORT AND LID itoy M. Timmons, P.0. Box 503, Oklahoma City, Okla.Filed Jan. 16, 1959, Ser. No. 787,150 2 Claims. (Cl. 248-146) Thisinvention relates to articles used around habitable quarters for theconvenience of the personnel in the maintenance of desirable conditions,and particularly to utensils used by the housewife in connection withthe feeding of the family.

The invention relates particularly to a holder for a garbage can orcontainer for maintaining the same in a convenient location with thecover intact but permitting readily removal of the same to allow thedeposit of matter into the can.

Garbage cans have been placed at convenient locations and the cover heldthereon by gravity or by the fit of the same onto the can or receptaclewith which it is associated and such cans have attracted dogs, rats andother animals and the cans have been overturned and the contentsscattered. Devices have been produced to hold garbage cans in place,however these have been expensive, cumbersome or have been morecomplicated than they were worth.

It is an object of the invention to provide a relatively simple holderfor a garbage can or other container, and a cover therefor so that theycannot be separated by an animal, but in which the lid may be easily andreadily removed for the deposit of material into the can.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder for a garbage canof simple and inexpensive construction with a minimum number of partsand with means for anchoring the holder so that it with its lid cannoteasily be dislodged or overturned by an animal, and with such deviceprovided with means by which the unit may be locked on location againstunauthorized removal Other objects and advantages of the invention willbe apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective illustrating one application of the invention;

Fig. 2, a top plan view with the lid closed;

Fig. 3, a horizontal section on the lines of 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4, a section on the line of 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5, an enlarged detail section on the lines 5-5 of Fig. l;

Fig. 6, a detail section of a modified form of a leg extremity; and

Fig. 7, a fragmentary side elevation of the lower portion of the deviceillustrating a cable for locking the device in a particular location.

Briefly stated, the invention comprises a support for the bottom of agarbage can, which support is generally T- shaped, being composed of apair of bars, one slightly shorter and connected at right angles to thecentral portion of the other with the three remote ends of the barsdisposed downwardly at right angles to provide a threepoint supporteither in the form of piercing points, or rollers, or the like. On theT-shaped base or frame member a few inches above the same is a can orreceptacle retaining ring supported by posts and a gooseneck or flexiblecoupling is provided with extremities fixed one 2,968,459 Patented 17,961

to the base and the other to the lid of the container, the flexiblecoupling or gooseneck permitting the lid to 'be raised for the depositof material in the can and replaced, the gooseneck offering suflicientresistance .to render removal of the lid by an animal difllcult, if notalmost impossible.

With continued reference to the drawing, the invention is a holder for agarbage can 10, and a lid 11, of conventional construction, the holdercomprising a ring or annulus 12, of a size to snugly receive the lowerend portion of the can. The ring is carried by uprights 13, maintainedon horizontal bars 14 and 15, with the latter disposed substantially atright angles to the former to provide a generally T-shaped supportingbase for the bottom of the garbage can.

The three free ends of the bars 14 and 15, are dis posed downwardly andmay be sharpened at their extremities to provide piercing points 16,such downwardly extending portions having collars or disks 17, fixedthereto for limiting the penetration of such supporting portions. Withthe construction described the can is both supported on the base,including the bars 14 and 15, and is confined within the ring 12, whilethe downwardly disposed supporting portions are anchored in a supportingmedium such as the earth.

In order to perform the dual function of retaining the lid 11, of thecan from being lost and at the same time to retain the can in the holderwith the cover thereon, a gooseneck or flexible connector or flexibleconduit 18, is provided having one end attached to a support such as thesupport 15, by means of a tubular post 19, adapted to receive theextension 20, ofthe gooseneck or flexible connector 18. The extension 20is provided with spaced openings 21 for registration with opening 19 andthe receipt of a cotter pin 22. This permits adjustability of theconnector with regard to the post.

In like manner the opposite end of the flexible connector 18, isprovided with an extension 23, which fits into a sleeve 24, and is heldtherein by means of a cotter pin 25. The opposite end of the sleeve 24,has attached thereto a pair of clamping members 26 and 27. Clamp ingmember 26 is welded or permanently secured to the sleeve 24, and theclamping member 27 is connected to the clamping member 26 by bolts 28,so that the handle 29 of the garbage can may be confined between thesections of the clamp.

If it is desired the bars 14 and 15 may be of tubing and have theirdownwardly turned portions 15' provided with internal threads 30 for thereception of threaded extremities 31 of pointed extensions 32, orsimilar studs 33, or rollers 34, so that either piercing points orrollers may be employed as desired to support the base.

If desired a brace 35 may be disposed between the ring 12 and the post19, and if desired an anchoring cable may have one end fixed to brace 35and its other end provided with a ring 36 by which it may be secured bya lock 37, with an eye 38 permanently fixed to the support on which thegarbage can is allowed to rest.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scopethereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which isillustrated in the drawing and described in the specification, but onlyas indicated in the accompanying claims.v

What is claimed is:

1. A garbage can and lid holder comprising a stand for receivablysupporting a garbage can, said stand including horizontally disposedmembers on which said can is adapted to rest and a horizontal ringsupported from and above said members in fixed relation thereto,downwardly extending supports connected to said members in spacedrelation about the outer portion of the stand, a lid for 3, said can, anelongated lid retaining attachment having one end attached to said standand the other end attached to said lid and with a flexible conduitportion along its length bendable to permit application and removal ofthe lid and of a character to retain said lid. in a definite positionregardless of whether raised to permit access to said can or in aposition forming a closure for said can. A garbage can and lid holdercomprising a stand for receivably supporting a garbage can, said standineluding support members to position the can on the stand, "a verticallid support post integral with said stand and adapted to substantiallyparallel the wall of a can supported by the stand, a lid for said can,and a conneeti'on between said lid and 'said post including a length erflexible conduit whereby the lid may be adjusted and 15 4 held in anydesired position by flexing O said flexible conduit portion.

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